All of the recorded rehearsals and sectionals of the Oakland Symphony Chorus, starting September 6, 2006. http://www.oaklandsymphonychorus.org/ http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Styles/C/Choral/Performing_Groups/Mixed_Choirs/North_America/United_States/California/ Copyright (c) Oakland Symphony Chorus, 2005-6. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Thu, 10 May 2007 22:00:00 -0700 Thu, 10 May 2007 22:00:00 -0700 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1440 David Watt Edited by hand The Oakland Symphony Chorus rehearses every Wednesday night at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Rockridge, Oakland, CA. We record our rehearsals and put them on line for later review. David Watt dave@watt.com Oakland Symphony Chorus, Lynne Morrow, OSC no We did a final runthrough of everything in Porgy and Bess. We had some minor issues, but overall, the sound is great! https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/May-09-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 10 May 2007 11:00:00 -0700 We went over the notes that had been given by Michael Morgan at Wednesday's rehearsal, related to tempo and interpretation of Porgy and Bess. There are additional cuts. I did not record either the Wendesday or the Tuesday rehearsals of this week. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/May-03-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Mon, 07 May 2007 13:00:00 -0700 More review on Porgy and Bess. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Apr-25-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 10 May 2007 22:00:00 -0700 All Norman. We'd expected Michael Morgan to appear, but he did not. We finished at 9:30pm. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Apr-11-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:30:00 -0700 Lots of focus on the details, primarily on Porgy and Bess. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Apr-10-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:00:00 -0700 Porgy and Bess and Norman, once again. Michael Morgan will be at the rehearsal on the 11th to go over the Norman https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Apr-07-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:00:00 -0700 Run through Porgy and Bess, followed by detailed cue notes from the Norman -- we learned which instruments will be playing our notes for entrances. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Apr-04-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0700 Detailed massage of difficult men's sections in Porgy and Bess. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Mar-31-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Sat, 31 Mar 2007 23:00:00 -0700 A full runthrough of Porgy and Bess, followed by about 15 minutes of notes on the Norman, based on the full score. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Mar-28-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:00:00 -0700 Another careful runthrough of much of Porgy and Bess, then a complete run of the Norman, starting around 9:35 pm. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Mar-21-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:00:00 -0700 Norman and Ravel primarily, with some Porgy and Bess. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Mar-14-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:00:00 -0700 We ran through all of the major choruses in Porgy and Bess, in preparation for Saturday's Discovery Day. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Mar-08-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:00:00 -0700 We spent the entire rehearsal on Porgy and Bess. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Mar-07-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:00:00 -0700 An MP3 of the MIDI export of the Finale score of River of Mercy, by Andrew Norman. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/RoMvocal4.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:00:00 -0700 The entire rehearsal was spent on the Norman. Because cutoffs and rhythm are so important in this piece, this is a difficult rehearsal to digest without actually seeing it. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Mar-06-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:00:00 -0700 Porgy, Norman, and Ravel again. I'm writing this description enough after the fact that I can't remember in what order. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Feb-28-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:00:00 -0700 Brandon Adams guest-conducted this rehearsal, where we went over Porgy, Norman, and Ravel. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Feb-21-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:00:00 -0700 A MIDI export of the Finale score of River of Mercy, by Andrew Norman. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/RoMvocal2.MID?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:30:00 -0700 The first half we reviewed our work so far on Porgy and Bess, then spent most of the second half on the finale to the Ravel, returning to the ballads from Porgy and Bess at the end. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Feb-07-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:30:00 -0700 The first half we worked on Porgy and Bess, and the second half on Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Jan-31-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:00:00 -0700 Excerpts from Acts 2 and 3 of Porgy and Bess, put together from the October 26 rehearsal. Thank you to Rena David for putting these together. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Porgy-ActsIIandIII.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:01:00 -0700 Excerpts from Act 1 of Porgy and Bess, put together from the October 26 and January 24 rehearsals. Thank you to Rena David for putting these together. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Porgy-ActI.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:00:00 -0700 A brief discussion of the Gasser, and a read-through and first polish of several sections of Porgy and Bess. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Jan-24-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:30:00 -0700 Full run-through of the Gasser, plus detailed section review as needed by the section leaders. We also sight-sang pages 60-69 from Porgy and Bess, the "Oh, I can't sit down" song. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Jan-10-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:50:00 -0700 We ran the Gasser in reverse, and worked through all of it in detail. It's really coming together! We also sight-sang a bit from Porgy and Bess. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Jan-03-2007Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 4 Jan 2007 21:50:00 -0700 We rehearsed the Gasser in depth. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Dec-13-2006Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:00:00 -0700 A runthrough of Black Suit blues, from the October 7 rehearsal. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/BlackSuitBlues-Oct-07.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Sun, 3 Dec 2006 21:25:00 -0700 The dress rehearsal for the December concerts, at St. Joseph's Basilica Church in Alameda. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Nov-29-2006Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:15:00 -0700 A review of most of the pieces from the December concerts. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Nov-18-2006Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:00 -0700 This MP3 has run-throughs of all of the December music from the November 8, 2006. The order is: Kay Alleluia, O Sifuni Mungu, Simple Gifts, Quiet Alleluia, In the Bleak Midwinter, Home for the Holidays, Es Ist Ein Ros', S'vivon, Oh Chanukah, Maoz Tsur, Cantate Domino, and the Poulenc. Thank you to Rena David for putting this together. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Runthroughs%20-%20Nov%208th%20Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:00:00 -0700 A complete runthrough of the entire holiday concert, including the soloists selected last week. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Nov-08-2006Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 9 Nov 2006 21:00:00 -0700 This MP3 has run-throughs of all of the December music from various rehearsals through November 7, 2006. The order is: Kay Alleluia, O Sifuni Mungu, Simple Gifts, Quiet Alleluia, In the Bleak Midwinter, Home for the Holidays, Es Ist Ein Ros', S'vivon, Oh Chanukah, Maoz Tsur, Cantate Domino, and the Poulenc. Thank you to Rena David for putting this together. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Runthroughs%20-%20v2%20-%20updated%2011-08-07.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Wed, 8 Nov 2006 17:00:00 -0700 Solo auditions and LaRocca's Cantate Domino. This recording is incomplete -- we got about 90 minutes of the rehearsal, due to problems with the new recording rig we're using while the Firepod is being serviced. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Nov-01-2006Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Fri, 3 Nov 2006 12:31:00 -0700 A first runthrough of Porgy and Bess. This was recorded on the Macintosh's internal microphone, and the quality of the playback reflects that, unfortunately. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Oct-28-2006Rehearsal.m4a?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Fri, 3 Nov 2006 12:30:00 -0700 This MP3 has run-throughs of all of the December music from various rehearsals through October 25, 20006. In some cases there are sections repeated. The order is: Kay Alleluia, O Sifuni Mungu, Simple Gifts, Quiet Alleluia, In the Bleak Midwinter, Home for the Holidays, Es Ist Ein Ros', S'vivon, Oh Chanukah, Maoz Tsur, Cantate Domino, and the Poulenc. Thank you to Rena David for putting this together. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Practice-RunThrus%20as%20of%2010-26-06.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:00:00 -0700 This MIDI file was put together by Rena David and Karen Ivy for use by the altos. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2005/Cantate.mid?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:30:00 -0700 Run throughs of much of the concert music, not including the La Rocca, which will be here next week. The Chanukah pieces need attention -- they will be memorized! https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Oct-25-2006Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:30:00 -0700 Run throughs of much of the concert music, not including the La Rocca, which will be here next week. The Chanukah pieces need attention -- they will be memorized! https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Oct-18-2006Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:00:00 -0700 Poulenc, O Sifuni, a whole bunch of announcements, and more. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Oct-11-2006Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:00:00 -0700 An in-depth run through of Nolan Gasser's Black Suit Blues. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Oct-07-2006Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Mon, 9 Oct 2006 11:00:00 -0700 Simple Gifts, the Home for the Holidays medley, and some sad news from Tina about her mother. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Oct-04-2006Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Fri, 6 Oct 2006 05:00:00 -0700 We did a close reading of the Ulysses Kay Alleluia, and read and ran through one of the Hanukah pieces. We also got spoken Hebrew pronunciations of the Hanukah pieces, read slowly. Those pronunciations can be found around the 1:45:00 mark on the recording. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Sep-27-2006Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:00:00 -0700 This is a MIDI file for the Poulenc O Magnum Mysterium, written in 1952. (The piece, not the MIDI file.) https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/poulenc1.mid?public Francis Poulenc Tues, 3 Oct 2006 09:00:00 -0700 This is a MIDI file for the Poulenc Quem Vidistis Pastores Dicite, written in 1952. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/poulenc2.mid?public Francis Poulenc Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:15:00 -0700 This is a MIDI file for the Poulenc Videntes Stellam, written in 1952. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/poulenc3.mid?public Francis Poulenc Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:15:00 -0700 This is a MIDI file for the Poulenc Hodie Christus Natus Est, written in 1952. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/poulenc4.mid?public Francis Poulenc Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:15:00 -0700 We did a second reading Frank Bennett's A Quiet Alleluia, The McTigue and Langley arrangement of In the Bleak Midwinter/Take Shelter, and their arrangement of Home for the Holidays, and then read the rest of the pieces for the holiday concert, including three with Hanukah themes sung in Hebrew. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Sep-13-2006Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Thu, 14 Sep 2006 23:00:00 -0700 We sight read a little more than half of the chorus' music for the holiday concert, among them: Alleluia, by Ulysses Kay, O Sifuni Mungu, Simple Gifts, arranged by Dale Warland, Francis Poulenc's Four Motets for Christmas, including his stunning O Magnum Mysterium, Frank Bennett's A Quiet Alleluia, The McTigue and Langley arrangement of In the Bleak Midwinter/Take Shelter, and their arrangement of Home for the Holidays. See the chorus notes section of the web site for details and links related to several of the pieces. https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/brillig/Music/chorus/2006/Sep-06-2006Rehearsal.mp3?public Oakland Symphony Chorus Sun, 10 Sep 2006 17:00:00 -0700